A Bear Called Paddington

Many newspapers recently reported the death of Peggy Fortumn. The 96 year old, whose full name was Margaret Emily Noel Nuttall-Smith, was the first illustrator to draw Michael Bonds much loved character Paddington Bear.

A Bear Called Paddington was first published in 1958. Since then, Paddington has had many incarnations, including appearing on TV and in the Cinema.

This got me thinking about Paddington. I really wanted to write a post about all the different illustrators that had drawn him but this seemed like a copyright nightmare.

Michael Bond is still writing Paddington books so if you think of these a think from the past, think again. The most recent is ‘Love from Paddington‘ letters from Paddington to his aunt Lucy, published in 2014.